Pants

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Pants…

The trudging of our footsteps along the soft sand of Shurima and the constant gasping of air under our breaths clearly indicated the exhausting and perilous assignment we were to undergo off a sudden. Although we were trained, gathered to do all sorts of odd jobs and hard-nut missions since our pubescent ages, this new task however, was nothing compared to the experience we have earned years ago.

Wiping the perspiration off that sting my eyes minutes earlier, I sighed softly before continuing to traipse my way to catch up with my crew. I occasionally took some glances on our client just in case for any sort of protection needed. The beautiful marquise sat on the camel throughout the journey, even though facing directly under the hot scorching sun, her consistent craning of her neck and darting eyes into the surroundings showed her obvious zest for this treasure seeking trip. It would seemed that my prolonged staring had suddenly garnered back her attention, her mesmerizing greenish eyes looked at me with interest, a feminine smile slowly formed her face, overall complimenting with her puzzled expression perfectly. I found myself blushed for a moment before hastily turning away from the bodacious woman, my mind struggling its way back to the main mission. I tried to distract myself from the odd feelings I had by remembering how we got ourselves hired by that client just yesterday…

Laughter and random commotions filled the dilapidated room completely. I covered my ears with annoyance, staring disgustingly at my burly and rough companions, guffawing endlessly in their cold and silly jokes. Much to my chagrin, I shook my head before taking a small and rusty looking knife out of my pocket and spun it lazily, eyeing the carvings with my initials on it. I recalled several years ago when I was surprisingly enlisted and chosen out of the several promising students as the final member to be under the wing of the famed battle huntress, Sivir. The mercenary was not just known for her beauty and charismatic atmosphere, but also the finest qualities and characteristics that a leader could had. She gave me a knife which I cherished till now, just by looking at the prized item made me giggled like a silly child again. I was still gazing deep in the object I heard a trail of murmurings at the end of the corner. I instantly held up my head, glimpsing several of my fellow members pouring out into the front gate. Curious, I surreptitiously followed them to the front gate and to my surprise, a well-endowed young lady stood in front of the opened worn-out door, donning on exquisite clothing with her eyes obscured by the sunglasses that she wore.

"What's with this sudden susurration about?" A loud question came from the woman who walked with her footsteps gracefully but solid, the inadequate armour on her chest further emphasizing the sexiness of her swaying hips. The battle huntress, Sivir.

"L-leader, there is a young woman who claims she has some important issues for you…"

Without replying to her underling, she walked towards the mysterious woman and sat on the chair, brushing her unkempt long hair to the side as she waited for answers from the uninvited guest.

"It's just like the rumours have said. You are one appealing condottiere…" The lady took off her sunglasses slowly and seductively, showing her alluring eyes that stumbled most of those curious busybodies in the room. "My name is Cassiopeia Du Couteau, daughter of an assassin family in Noxus. Nice to meet you."

My sharp eyes glimpsed at the sudden flinching from our leader, perhaps she have heard of her or something between the lines. Whatever it was, it doesn't looked as nice as I thought it would be…

Sivir briefly exchanged quick hand shakings before escorting the woman to her discussion room, ignoring the silly whisperings and ogling from the sick minded crew as they walked past. I rolled my eyes and sighed from the embarrassment gathered by that bunch of lecherous people, before accidentally turning my sight back to the woman, just in time to see her gazing at me back, an enchanting smile plastered on her face. She winked and battered her eyelashes at me before she left. I found myself flushed unconsciously, before shaking my head in confusion. I shrugged as I shoved the sudden strange emotions that I felt earlier deep into my heart and ignored them. For now…

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"So what makes you travel all the way to this dusty, dreadful city in Shurima?" The battle mistress said sarcastically with a smile as she leaned her face on her elbow, her eyes falling on the expensive clothes that Du Couteau woman wore.

"Let us not beat about the bush. I have an important task to delegate to you, no one other than the famous mercenary leader could handle." She took out a dusty old map from her bag and placed it on the table. Sivir eyed the object for a moment, not going to ask for the origins of the map, before returning their eye contact again.

"I have rumours that there is a room filled with delectable gold and treasures deep in the capital city of Shurima, namely the Tomb of the Emperors. I am going to hire you to escort me to the location. Of course, I have a bountiful reward for you and your crew…" Cassiopeia unloaded her chunky chest box carried by her servants, exposing heavy stacks of notes in it.

Sivir's eyes gleamed for a while before the serious composure took over her again. "Are you sure about this? Legends said that the baleful place are filled with a swarm of creatures known as the Xer' Sai, terrifying monster species that made no travellers and locals safe from visiting the ancient burial halls."

"I have a thirst for collecting tons of antiques and rare objects as a hobby, this treasure is not going to elude me from my desires…" The noxian woman replied as she narrowed her eyes.

Sivir closed her eyes and thought carefully as she weighed the dangerous level of the task for a good half a minute, before opening them back with a sigh. "Alright, considered it done."

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Moments later, the battle mistress walked out of the room to her group of bandits, before starting to issue and announced several names of people that are to tag along with her and Miss Du Couteau in the journey, while the uncalled ones are to stay and take care of the training room. I arched my eyebrows at the mentioned of my name, didn't expect for the leader to include me too. Nevertheless, I was fuelled and motivated to undergo this journey that I have did not experience before… And for the fact I wanted to stay by Sivir's side and accompanying her along the treacherous trip… Infatuations and emotions began to stir up in my mind and made my face flushed again, before I dusted them off to listen intently on whatever my leader has to say for the planned trip tomorrow morning…

Further groans and sighs, either intentional or genuine were detected among the group, before our leader finally let out a loud grunt.

"Honestly, do you guys need to do that so coherently and rhythmically?" Sivir turned around and looked us with a sigh, eyeing her followers as though they were completely plunged by enervation. "Fine, take a fifteen minutes break then."

As if the leader's words were sort of some arcane magic, the group immediately lifted their spirit and went on to do their own things separately. I rolled my eyes as I watched them leave, but at the same time glad that I was able to rest for the time being. I walked towards a shady tree and leaned against it. Just as my butt touched the sandy floor, an outstretched hand with a bottle of lemonade appeared in front of my face.

"Wanna have a drink, miss?" Cassiopeia sat beside me, I could feel goose bumps all over my forearms as her pair of bright greenish eyes sent jolts of mesmerisation into me. She wore a bright coloured beach suit with a long scarf wrapping her neck and body. Such chosen outfit in the desert is certainly a juxtaposition to the eyes of locals.

I stared as she went on to open the bottle cap and took a small sip of the liquid. Red succulent and waxy lips lightly merely touched the bottle, before pursing as the marquise savoured every gulp of the drink. I left my eyes trailed down the liquid traveling down her throat, before going even further down to ogle at the great assets she possessed under the minimal clothing she donned. I did not noticed a slight trail of saliva flowing right at the end of my hanging mouth.

"Here, you should drink it. You looked thirsty." Cassiopeia said, her eyebrows squinted worriedly at me.

I was about to kindly reject her offer but an imaginable spell conjured by her seraphic expression convinced me to take the bottle of drink from her. I hastily gulped down the contents in a few swift seconds, before licking the wonderful traces of lemonade happily on my lips. Upon seeing her giggles, my face began to flush as I desperately made myself looked as 'mature' as possible.

"What's your name, honey?" She asked, still chuckling at the earlier action that I did.

"L-Lizzy…" I stammered, blushing even more furiously as her face came to mine even closer. I quickly broke the awkwardness by turning my head away and scratched the back. "T-thanks for the drink, Miss Du Couteau. I appreciate it."

"No need to be so formal, Lizzy. Just called me Cassie will do." She brushed and tucked her long lock of hair to the back of her ears, her small lips plastering a sweet smile that no one could resist… Kissing…

I was about to be entranced by the enticing action of hers before snapping back by the voice of the battle mistress shouting across the desert.

"Alright folks, there is a small village near the location that we are going. Judging by our walking speed and the time, we should be able to reach and take a long rest by sunset. Let's move on!"

I could hear several shouting voices of agreement on the downhill, followed by the group of my crew members running together behind Sivir.

"Let's go! We can take all the rest we want at the village!" Cassiopeia took my hand and brought me back to my feet and smiled, before walking towards her camel.

Despite the constant raging and sultry heat frying our skin as we travelled, the desert is unbelievably cold and freezing by night. I fumbled and turned endlessly on the hard wooden bed, not that I was uncomfortable by it, it was just the sounds of crickets and lizards booming over my ears through the silent room. With a grunt, I sat straight up before glancing at my leader who was dozing off dreamily at the other side of the bed, saliva drooling all over her mouth. Since we were the only female mercenaries in the crew, we got to have a room for just the two of us while the men slept at the other parts of the village. And as for the client, she would be placed in a separate room protected by her own guards. I smiled ruefully before deciding to leave the room to venture outside the village.

With a casual T-shirt and short pants as my pyjamas, I walked through the pathway silently as possible so as not to disturb the villagers. After few minutes of traversing, I glanced and awed at the magnificent skies above me. The bright full moon shone its light beautifully, with the support of the clustered stars hovering around each other. I relished the moment of nature scenery for few seconds before I finally sat down and squinted my eyes to look for any sight of constellations.

A few minutes of stars searching got me bored and I soon stopped counting. With a sigh, I recalled the earlier interaction with the mysterious, yet an enticing and voluptuously client. I could not guessed if she was generally being nice to people, or she was somehow suggesting flirtatious messages to me. But honestly, I would actually desired her to imitate those exact actions again to test my confused feelings…

Speaking of nature beauty, I heard sound of slow footsteps trudging the sand through my ears. Looking up at who might still be here at this late moment, and to my surprise, Cassiopeia walked towards me and smiled.

"Looks who's here, such a coincidence to see you at this wee hour." She arched her eyebrows, her eyes either hinted a truly happy or a surprised expression, of which I couldn't tell.

"What are you doing here Miss Du Couteau…? I mean Cassie." I stammered again, silently cursing myself at the embarrassing face that I was showing.

"With the same sentiments as you are." She gracefully seated beside me, her body inching towards mine very closely. Normally, I would be alarmed by any stranger that invaded my personal space off a sudden, but for some reason my body didn't reacted negatively towards her closure.

At just a few centimetres apart from our bodies, my mouth hung agape as I could clearly observe the clothes she was wearing. A light purple coloured singlet with thin straps, followed by the matching bloomers she was wearing. Overall, she was scantily clothed! And enticingly…

"You will succumbed to the cold if you dressed like that." I said casually, but not trying to sound like I would not care about it. My eyes still darted at the clothing she was wearing, at the same time trying to avoid her noticing it.

"I am fine with it, as long as there is someone transferring some body heat to me." As Cassiopeia finished her sentence, she unexpectedly hugged my chest from the back and placed her head towards my shoulders. I yelped with blushes all over my cheeks at the sudden embrace she was giving, part of my body wanted to squirm away from her, but the other wanted to continue be in the position like this and adored every bit of it. I helplessly flung my arms in desperation as I tried to force any words out that was already jammed deep in my throat.

Cassiopeia seemed to sense my reaction and instantly backed away from my body. I turned around and notice the sad and remorseful expression formed in her beautiful carved face. My heart broke at that moment, at the same time silently blaming myself of my negative reply to her..

"Cassie, I-I…" My words trailed away as I speak, my hands eagerly reaching out for her tender legs. "It's not that I loathed the way you did it… I am just at this junction, pretty confused by the sexual orientation that I am in… Please forgive me."

I would expect her to understand the troubled feeling that I had, but instead she smiled cheekily with the pair of dreamy eyes gazing at me, igniting every root of infatuation and lust through deep in my core.

"How about an experimentation?" Ignoring my curious expression, she briefly gave a quick kiss on my lips, her trail of saliva releasing from her succulent lips to my entrance. Jolts of pleasure shoved through my brain as I gasped excitedly, cheeks reddening like tomatoes. Upon hearing my erratic, quick breaths drawing from my mouth, she giggled and brushed aside the messy lock of hair dangling on my face, awaiting for my reply.

"Can I try it out again?" was the only set of words that formed from my mumbling mouth.